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PINNED Respect $HOME/.config/go/env
After adding eval $(/path/to/goz-env) in .profile, each time I log in to OMVS, I get 3 or 4 lines about $COMPILER_PATH. Can you add config to turn this off, please? Second, even if I have $HOME/.config/go/env (per XDG spec), go env says that `go` ...

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Apply mapping operations with Multi-field selection

In the z/OS Connect EE API Editor, you can select a field to be removed, so that it is not sent in the JSON reply, Would it be possible to be able to change this editor so could select a number of fields to have an action like Remove applied to th...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

Additional functionality for File Manager GUI

Provide the ability to COPY ALL records from a result set. Excluded Lines and Shadow Lines should not be part of the COPY ALL function. Looking only for the visible records. Provide the ability to PASTE the results of the COPY ALL in a spreadsheet...
almost 9 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

Support for Microsoft's .NET Framework versions 4, 4.5, 4.5.1 Ending January 12, 2016

We were recently notified(title) of this. The current version of PCOMM's .NET interop assemblies were created using framework 1.0 Question: Will the above have any impact on the interops? Also, is there any plan by IBM to compile those using more ...
almost 9 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 2 Delivered

Quick element lookup from source

I would like a quick way to get to the design editor for an element from the source code.
almost 9 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 5 Delivered

New optional sub-options AFTERALL | AFTERCICS | AFTERMACRO | AFTERSQL for MDECK

We would like to have new optional sub-options AFTERALL | AFTERCICS | AFTERMACRO | AFTERSQL for MDECK - equivalent to the sub-options of LISTVIEW
almost 9 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

TPF support of HPF under VM

TPF test systems need to mirror production systems wherever possible. TPF only supports HPF on a native system. The majority of TPF testing is done under VM, where TPF does not support HPF. VM does support HPF
almost 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

TPF Support of new dasd features on non RCS dasd

Dasd features such as Prefix ccw's, HPF and HPAV are only supported by TPF on DASD with RCS. RCS is no longer needed and should not restrict our use of the features available on the dasd.
almost 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

Know which batch jobs are running debug Tool and identify program

How can you know which user is currently working with DT on a specific module. In batch and online. Meaning, while a user is debugging a Load Module he locks it. So in some cases I would like to know who it is to take control actions.Under CICS we...
almost 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Delivered

Enhancement to provide easier identification of each Data Set Copy functions result in the associated DSC cards.

File Manager displays a message where the error occurred, but it does not indicate a bad return code associated with the result or flag it in any way in the output. There are numerous “FMNBE” messages that are ‘normal conclusion' result messages f...
almost 9 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

Debug Tool GUI - Support WHEN clause in a command file

Client uses Debug Tool GUI for Batch and CICS applications.When GUI debugging the WHEN clause in a command file to set a conditional breakpoint is not supported.
almost 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Delivered